where i have been for the last two + days....

sorry i haven't been around much this week. i have been staging a house for a party that was last night. it is a spec home that i have been working on for the last 10 months and it is finally finishing up. kind of makes me sad. i told my husband that if we won the lottery, i would love to buy this house. it's funny how much of yourself you put into a project...at least i tend too. the builder/client decided to furnish the main rooms downstairs and i think it was a great idea. it really allows the perspective buyer to envision themselves living here vs. a huge empty room. i painted the entire downstairs (minus the master) white and i love the effect....the ceilings are a pale blue and it is such a soothing palette. it really allows you to show off the moldings and furniture. if anyone is in the market for a fabulous house in a great area, it could be yours :)

Mrs. Howard, Part II

Dear Phoebe,

Let's be friends......

Highest Regards,

PW

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas (kind of)...

despite my husband having the flu and me in the beginning stages, we managed to get our christmas tree in the house and decorated...i still have a lot of stuff to do with the house; right now there are ornaments and plastic containers all over the place. i need some more inspiration for my table and entry way.....how is your house coming?!! i'll post pics later...this is the first year taylor has discovered the christmas tree. we had to put all of the nonbreakable ornaments on the bottom....i'm hoping an 18 month old can't pull a tree down....

*images all from country living

beautiful is right....

if only i could read the site i have been on for the last hour...but the images speak for themselves...

veere grenney....

i just found this fab british design firm, veere grenney associates, from vogue living. i love their interiors...they are so soothing and i adore their use of accent colors (particularly pink). there's just enough of it! and that kitchen is to die for....it feels like you are stepping back in time. i adore the bronze towel bar...so chic! veere grenney also has a fabric collection that is worth checking out (aren't the bows on the bed canopy so pretty).

deck the halls....

okay, so i am getting there with my christmas cheer....played christmas music for tay while she ate her breakfast, then went shopping and was really digging it...now i am kind of ready to get into my attic and start pulling stuff down...if i can only convince my husband that we should start decorating this week....

no more turkey!!

i am so excited not to eat anymore turkey today...we have eaten so much turkey the past 4 days...did you know you can make turkey soup?? we had such a wonderful thanksgiving. i can't believe it has already come and gone...makes me sad....

i can't quite make the shift to christmas, although our wallets already have. warren and i played santa yesterday for our daughter. it's kind of strange buying her gifts when she is sitting in the cart....i don't think we will be able to get away w/ that much longer!

i hope y'all had a wonderful thanksgiving...i guess today is officially dec. 1st so start that christmas music and bring on the red and green :)